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adj.

pron.

n.

  • 易混淆的单词：FEW  Few  

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1. DET 少数;几个 You use a few to indicate that you are talking about a small number of people or things. You can also say a very few . 

  • I gave a dinner party for a few close friends...

    我为几个密友办了晚宴。

  • We had a few drinks afterwards...

    后来我们喝了几杯。

  • Here are a few more ideas to consider...

    这儿还有几个想法可供考虑。

  • Few is also a pronoun.

    • Doctors work an average of 90 hours a week, while a few are on call for up to 120 hours...

      医生每星期平均工作 90 个小时，有几个 24 小时候命，达到了每周 120 个小时。

    • A strict diet is appropriate for only a few.

      严格的食谱仅对少数人适用。

  • Few is also a quantifier.

    • There are many ways eggs can be prepared; here are a few of them.

      鸡蛋有多种做法，这是其中几种。

    • ...a little tea-party I'm giving for a few of the teachers.

      我为几个老师举行的小型茶会

2. ADJ (用于形容词和限定词后)几个，少数的 You use few after adjectives and determiners to indicate that you are talking about a small number of things or people. 

  • The past few weeks of her life had been the most pleasant she could remember...

    过去几周是她记忆中平生最愉快的日子。

  • The leaders are expected to fly to Mecca in the next few days to seal the agreement.

    领导人将在接下来的几天中飞往麦加签署协议。

  • ...in the last few chapters...

    在最后几章中

3. DET (前面可用 so，too，very 修饰)极少的,几乎没有 You use few to indicate that you are talking about a small number of people or things. You can use 'so', 'too', and 'very' in front of few . 

  • She had few friends, and was generally not very happy...

    她几乎没什么朋友，总的来说不怎么开心。

  • Few members planned to vote for him...

    几乎没什么成员打算投他的票。

  • Very few firms collect the tax, even when they're required to do so by law.

    即使法律要求公司收税，也很少有公司这么做。

  • Few is also a pronoun.

    • The trouble is that few want to buy, despite the knockdown prices on offer.

      问题是尽管要价极低，却很少有人想买。

    • ...a true singing and songwriting talent that few suspected.

      几乎无人质疑的唱歌和写歌的才能

  • Few is also a quantifier.

    • Few of the beach houses still had lights on...

      海滩上的房子几乎没有亮着灯的了。

    • Few of the volunteers had military experience.

      志愿者中几乎没有人有从军经历。

  • Few is also an adjective.

    • ...spending her few waking hours in front of the TV...

      把她仅有的醒着的几个小时花在看电视上

    • His memories of his father are few.

      他对父亲的记忆寥寥无几。

4. N-SING (尤指享有某种机遇等的)少数派，少数 The few means a small set of people considered as separate from the majority, especially because they share a particular opportunity or quality that the others do not have. 

  • This should not be an experience for the few.

    这不应是少数几个人的经历。

  • ...a system built on academic excellence for the few.

    建立在面向少数人的精英教育上的体制

Usage Note :

Few and a few are both used in front of the plural of count nouns, but they do not have the same meaning. For example, if you say 'I have a few friends', this is a positive statement and you are saying that you have some friends. However, if you say 'I have few friends', this is a negative statement and you are saying that you have almost no friends. You use fewer to talk about things that can be counted. ...fewer potatoes. When you are talking about amounts that cannot be counted, you should use less. ...less meat.

few 和 a few 都可用于复数可数名词前，但意思并不相同。比如，如果说 I have a few friends，这是个肯定陈述，意思是有一些朋友。但是，如果说 I have few friends，这就是否定陈述，意思是几乎没有朋友。fewer 用于可数名词前，如fewer potatoes (更少的几个土豆)。less 则用在不可数名词前，如less meat (更少的肉)。

5. PHRASE 少至;仅有;少得只有 You use as few as before a number to suggest that it is surprisingly small. 

  • One study showed that even as few as ten cigarettes a day can damage fertility...

    一项研究显示，一天只抽 10 支烟也会损害生育能力。

  • The factory may make as few as 1,500 cars this year.

    今年，工厂生产的小轿车可能只有 1,500 辆。

6. PHRASE 稀少的;罕见的 Things that are few and far between are very rare or do not happen very often. 

  • Successful women politicians are few and far between...

    成功的女政治家凤毛麟角。

  • In this economic climate new ideas were few and far between.

    在这种经济环境下，新想法极为罕见。

7. PHRASE 不少,相当多(a good few 主要用于英国英语) You use not a few when you are referring to quite a lot of things or people. You can also use a good few in this way, mainly in British English. 

  • I've made this argument, and not a few people would disagree with me...

    我提出了此论点，而这会是相当多的人都不同意的。

  • I think a good few of the others were like me, a bit confused.

    我觉得其他人中不少都像我一样，有点迷惑不解。

8. PHRASE 饮酒过度;喝多了 If you say that someone has had a few too many or has had a few, you mean that they have drunk too many alcoholic drinks. 

  • A breathalyzer tells you you've a had a few too many.

    呼吸分析器显示你饮酒过量。

9. PHRASE 不少于;不止 You use no fewer than to emphasize that a number is surprisingly large. 

  • No fewer than thirteen foreign ministers attended the session.

    至少有 13 国外长出席了这届会议。

Noun

1. an indefinite but relatively small number;

  • "they bought a case of beer and drank a few"

2. a small elite group;

  • "it was designed for the discriminating few"
Adjective

1. a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number;

  • "a few weeks ago"
  • "a few more wagons than usual"
  • "an invalid's pleasures are few and far between"
  • "few roses were still blooming"
  • "few women have led troops in battle"

物理学

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  • 1.少体问题
  • 2.few-body problem
1. There are a few mistakes in it.
这里有几个错误。（比较：There are few mistakes in it.这里几乎没有错误。）

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2. A call for volunteers was sent out, but very few people responded.
号召自愿参加，但响应者寥寥无几。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3. A computer does complicated calculations in a few seconds.
有了计算机，繁复的计算几秒钟就能完成。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4. A few apples remain on the trees.
树上剩下几只苹果。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. A few banding together is no good.
搞小圈子不好。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6. A few books have been lost from the library.
图书馆丢失了几本书。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

7. A few carefully chosen men went ahead while main body remained concealed in the valley.
精心挑选出来的几个人走在前面，大队人马则隐藏在山谷里。

来自《简明英汉词典》

8. A few cars, however, completed the race.
有几辆车跑完了比赛的全程。

来自《用法词典》

9. A few days after the eggs are laid,young frogs which are called tadpole come out of them.
卵产下几天以后，称为蝌蚪的青蛙幼虫就从卵里出来了。

来自《简明英汉词典》

10. A few faint gleams of sunshine lit up the gloomy afternoon.
几束隐约的阳光使阴暗的下午有些明亮。

来自《简明英汉词典》

11. A few hardy men broke the ice on the lake and had a swim.
几个硬汉打破了湖上的冰去游泳。

来自《简明英汉词典》

12. A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diomands.
几小时之前，有人已告诉警察说，小偷打算盗窃那些钻石。

来自《用法词典》

13. A few little things apart, I am very pleased with the result.
撇开一些小事不谈，我对这结果很满意。

来自《简明英汉词典》

14. A few minutes later,the head-warder assembled the guards and warders in his office.
几分钟后，看守长把警卫和看守叫到他的办公室。

来自《简明英汉词典》

15. A few months living away from home have given him renewed self-confidence.
离家几个月的生活使他重新获得了自信心。

来自《简明英汉词典》

16. A few more traveler's checks may come in handy on holiday.
多带几张旅行支票，度假时会有用的。

来自《简明英汉词典》

17. A few more years will mellow the wine.
年头多将使酒醇香可口。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

18. A few muttered curses fell from his lips.
他嘴里咕哝出几声低微的咒骂。

来自《简明英汉词典》

19. A few of our guys were thinking about going over the hill.
我们的人中有几个在开小差。

来自《简明英汉词典》

20. A few of the jeeps had run out of ammunition.
几辆吉普车上的弹药已经用光了。

来自《简明英汉词典》